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Family

Nov. 20, 1999

District Attorneys Using Information Protected by State

By Jeffrey A. Lowe In an attempt to go after deadbeat dads, the district attorney is using a recently enacted state statute that requires California banks, thrifts, credit unions and life insurers to turn over confidential information about their customers to the Franchise Tax Board. This new state statute is Orwellian in scope and must be challenged as unconstitutional.

        By Jeffrey A. Lowe

        In an attempt to go after deadbeat dads, the district attorney is using a recently enacted state statute that requires California banks, thrifts, credit unions and life insurers to turn over confidential information about their customers to the Franchise Tax Board. This new state statute is Orwellian in scope and must be challenged as unconstitutional...

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